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030415 171516452 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west along the Trans Australian line, Central Australian line on the right at the western yard limit and radio channel change boards. Tarcoola is the junction for the TAR and CAR railways. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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030405 161712451 viewsLock, view from the site where the former yard crane in located, along North Terrace, looking east towards the silo complexes, 5th April 2003.
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030409 104357451 viewsWaddikee station located at the 218.3 km and opened in September 1921, yard overview with loaded train operating south to Cummins behind 830 class units 851 and 842 and DA class DA 4.
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030409 112310451 viewsDarke Peake, yard view looking south with grain loading spouts and silos on the goods and grain loop at left, mainline on the right.
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060108 2075451 viewsLock, grain train being loaded by former SAR 830 class unit 842, built by AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84140 in 1962, originally on broad gauge, transferred to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987 and, 1204 and sister 851.
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060111 2365451 viewsKyancutta, ARG 900 class unit 905, originally built by AE Goodwin as 830 class unit 836 serial 83727, converted to DA class DA 6 by Australian National at Port Augusta workshops for driver only operation in 1996. Trailing unit in a north bound grain train. 11th January 2006.
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060113 2433451 viewsThevenard, at the Gypsum Resources Australian (GRA) gypsum unloading site, 1604 leads a triple consist of Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 and 1601 both renumbered in 2004. Friday 13th January 2006.
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130708 0834451 viewsMoule, crossing loop, 445.6 km.
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130708 0971451 viewsThevenard,
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030415 155301451 viewsTarcoola, at the 504.5 km, looking west, removed points for No. 1 Water Road joining the Camp Train Road. Town is to the far north west, and the mainline is on the right. GeoData location. 15th April 2003.
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030405 154328450 viewsLock, track view of the narrow gauge per way showing the dilapidated state of the sleepers hence the 20 km/h speed limit! 5th April 2003.
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030409 110610450 viewsCaralue, loaded grain train working south of the former station site 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, it leads fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4, rebuilt from 830 class unit 839 by Port Augusta Workshops, retains original serial 83730 and model DL531 and two XNW grain waggons.
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060111 2386450 viewsKyancutta, ARG 1200 class unit 1203, a Clyde Engineering EMD model G12C serial 65-427, one of fourteen originally built between 1960-65 for WAGR as their A class A 1513, fitted with dynamic brakes and financed by Western Mining Corporation, started working on the Eyre Peninsula in November 2004.
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060113 2469450 viewsThevenard, narrow gauge loco 1604 departs the yard with empty train 6DD3, 1604 leads a triple consist of Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 the original class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 and 1601 both renumbered in 2004. 13th January 2006.
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130703 0132450 viewsMurdinga, HCN type bogie grain hopper waggon HCN 20, originally an NHB type hopper built by Tulloch Ltd for the Commonwealth Railways North Australia Railway. One of forty rebuilt by Islington Workshops 1978-79 to the HCN type with a 36 ton rating, increased to 40 tonnes in 1984. Seen here being loaded with grain between two HAN type waggons with Moose Metalworks roll-top cover.
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130703 0138450 viewsMurdinga, bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 27, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130703 0139450 viewsMurdinga, bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 50, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130703 0288450 viewsKaldow, HAN type bogie grain hopper waggon HAN 39, one of sixty eight units built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops between 1969 and 1973 as the HAN type for the Eyre Peninsula system.
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130705 0510450 viewsLock, the heavy fog has lifted and EMD 1200 class unit 1203 is leading the loading of a grain train on the grain loop road with two ALCo DL531 units 846 and 859.
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130705 0520450 viewsLock, former Australian National narrow gauge 830 class locomotive 846, an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model with serial 84715 built new for the SAR in 1963 and delivered to Adelaide Division on broad gauge, transferred to Tasmania on narrow gauge in 1982, then back to SA on standard gauge in 1989 and then Whyalla in 2008 on narrow gauge. In 2012 is was delivered to Port Lincoln, the last loco delivered to the Eyre Peninsula and wearing Genesee & Wyoming decals on former AN livery. 5th July 2013.
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